Vehicles were a big part of Outdoor Retailer Summer 2019, whether as a showpiece for the actual products made for them, or just eye-catching monsters to lure us into their booths. Or, in the case of the truck above, just to promote the authenticity of their trade. If you’ve followed Expedition Portal or Overland Journal,

Mark Cavendish has reacted to Dimension Data‘s decision to leave him off the team’s 2019 Tour de France roster, writing on Twitter that he is “heartbroken” by the decision. Related Articles “Well what can I say?” Cavendish wrote in the first of four linked tweets. “I’m absolutely heart-broken by the decision that means I won’t

Race Preview: The Tour de France 2019 parcours has been designed for the climbers with only 27 kilometers of individual riding against the clock. The sprinters do get a look-in with half a dozen opportunities, but with five summit finishes the anti-gravity boys have the advantage. Here is the PEZ stage-by-stage break-down of the 2019

It was short, but sweet! Prior to today’s launch, I had a few chances to ride the 2020 Santa Cruz Hightower CC X01 RSV, and quickly found myself impressed with the bike’s stiff frame and supple suspension characteristics. As a 140/150mm 29er, the Hightower is a highly versatile trail machine. Its modern geometry makes for

Nacer Bouhanni has been left out of the Cofidis team for the Tour de France for the second year in succession. The Frenchman has failed to win a race thus far in 2019 and abandoned the recent Critérium du Dauphiné on stage 2. Related Articles Cofidis have competed at every Tour de France since their

French cycling fans were looking for references in summer 1987. Bernard Hinault had just hung up his bicycle and Laurent Fignon was out of shape, while those who had fallen in love with Greg LeMond, an American with a lot of French character, in 1986 were left disappointed after a serious hunting accident forced him

So far we’ve covered the best bikepacking tents and gear, packs and bags, knives and tools, and more random awesome stuff from the Summer OR19 show. Links to all that at the bottom of this post. Here, we have a collection of lights, power packs, portable solar chargers, reusable packable straws and a few more unassociated

Team Ineos will be using Muc-Off’s specially treated Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 chains at this year’s Tour de France as the British squad mount their challenge for a seventh Tour de France victory. Related Articles Muc-Off’s nanotube chain (NTC) was first developed by the British brand for Bradley Wiggins’ Hour Record attempt in 2015 and has

TOOLBOX: With the 106th le Tour de France starting on July 6, much of the focus will be on climbers and general classification riders, but with half a dozen flat stages, the Tour is an excellent opportunity for the sprinters to shine too. This unique discipline requires a certain type of rider – with only a

There’s a new bike in the Juliana mountain bike line-up. It’s a long-travel 29er trail bike with 140mm rear travel, 150mm fork travel, a low shock position, up-to-date geometry, a flip-chip and a bad-ass red paintjob, and she’s called the Maverick. Advertisement Juliana Bicycles, sister brand to Santa Cruz, has been growing every year since

Mark Cavendish will not ride in the Tour de France for the first time since 2007 after Team Dimension Data omitted the sprinter from their squad. Britain’s 2011 world road race champion has won 30 stages – four shy of Belgian legend Eddy Merckx’s record. However, the 34-year-old has struggled with illness since being diagnosed

Parents are often faced with quick obsolescence of strollers and kids’ toys, but Doona is seeking to end that with their transforming Liki Trike. With five different modes, it converts from a stroller – all the way to a fully-functional tricycle… and even folds up completely for storage or airline travel.Advertisements Doona Liki Trike transforming

Without a proper GC rider like his team’s previous iteration, BMC Racing, Jim Ochowicz will send his CCC Team into their inaugural Tour de France with a roster of opportunists hoping to land a stage win for the first Polish-registered team to participate in the French Grand Tour. Related Articles Reigning Olympic champion Greg Van

Cycling fans were still pondering several questions as the 1986 Tour got under way: how would La Vie Claire deal with the tension between Bernard Hinault, who was entering the race for the last time, and Greg LeMond, the rising star he had pledged to support? Would Lucho Herrera or Fabio Parra manage to take

Kask’s eyewear arm, Koo, has debuted an interesting way to store sunglasses on hot climbs or in fading daylight. Using a rubber band stem mount, similar to those that come in the box with most computers, and a clip, the Billy creates a spot on the bike’s stem to stow glasses Advertisement Before you completely

Whilst visiting Joe McEwan’s Starling Cycles workshop in Bristol, UK, we met up with Pi Manson, owner of Clandestine. Pi is sharing space at the Starling workshop to hand build steel-framed works of art, it has to be said. We got the low-down on Pi’s new Clandestine Carrier, which is the bike for touring or

Peter Sagan will headline Bora-Hansgrohe at the Tour de France, with the German team unveiling a balanced squad that also includes general classification hopeful Emmanuel Buchmann. Related Articles Sagan has won the green jersey as winner of the points classification in six of the past seven editions of the Tour, and will be out to

Tour Rider Feature: Ed Hood looks back at the career of Scotland’s first Tour de France rider – Ian Steel. 1955 was the year, and Steel was part of the first Great Britain team in Tour history that lined up on July the 7th in Le Havre on the Normandy coast. That Tour wasn’t his